Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the spider <it>Cupiennius salei </it>about 30 groups of neural precursors are generated per hemi-segment during early neurogenesis. Analysis of the ventral neuromeres after invagination of the primary neural precursor...

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Main Author: Stollewerk Angelika
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/1/1/3
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the spider <it>Cupiennius salei </it>about 30 groups of neural precursors are generated per hemi-segment during early neurogenesis. Analysis of the ventral neuromeres after invagination of the primary neural precursor groups revealed that secondary neural precursors arise during late embryogenesis that partially do not differentiate until larval stages.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In contrast to the primary groups, the secondary invaginating cells do not detach from each other after invagination but maintain their epithelial character and form so-called epithelial vesicles. As revealed by dye labeling, secondary neural precursors within epithelial vesicles do not show any morphological features of differentiation indicating that the formation of epithelial vesicles after invagination leads to a delay in the differentiation of the corresponding neural precursors. About half of the secondary neural precursor groups do not dissociate from each other during embryogenesis indicating that they provide neural precursors for larval and adult stages.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Secondary neural precursors are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles. This mechanism facilitates the production of larval neural precursors during embryogenesis. I discuss the evolutionary changes that have occured during neural precursor formation in the arthropod group and present a model for the basal mode of neurogenesis.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-b9f7ecb07a7a4aaaba616be6fc3cecba2022-12-21T23:13:23ZengBMCFrontiers in Zoology1742-99942004-10-0111310.1186/1742-9994-1-3Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>Stollewerk Angelika<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the spider <it>Cupiennius salei </it>about 30 groups of neural precursors are generated per hemi-segment during early neurogenesis. Analysis of the ventral neuromeres after invagination of the primary neural precursor groups revealed that secondary neural precursors arise during late embryogenesis that partially do not differentiate until larval stages.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In contrast to the primary groups, the secondary invaginating cells do not detach from each other after invagination but maintain their epithelial character and form so-called epithelial vesicles. As revealed by dye labeling, secondary neural precursors within epithelial vesicles do not show any morphological features of differentiation indicating that the formation of epithelial vesicles after invagination leads to a delay in the differentiation of the corresponding neural precursors. About half of the secondary neural precursor groups do not dissociate from each other during embryogenesis indicating that they provide neural precursors for larval and adult stages.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Secondary neural precursors are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles. This mechanism facilitates the production of larval neural precursors during embryogenesis. I discuss the evolutionary changes that have occured during neural precursor formation in the arthropod group and present a model for the basal mode of neurogenesis.</p>http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/1/1/3neural precursorsinvaginationepithelial vesiclesglial cellschelicerate<it>Cupiennius salei</it>
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Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
Frontiers in Zoology
neural precursors
invagination
epithelial vesicles
glial cells
chelicerate
<it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title_full Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title_fullStr Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title_full_unstemmed Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title_short Secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider <it>Cupiennius salei</it>
title_sort secondary neurons are arrested in an immature state by formation of epithelial vesicles during neurogenesis of the spider it cupiennius salei it
topic neural precursors
invagination
epithelial vesicles
glial cells
chelicerate
<it>Cupiennius salei</it>
url http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/1/1/3
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